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Norman Mahlaule was arrested for being in possession of dagga and nyaope at Elim on Saturday. Picture supplied.

Young man shot dead after motorist gets stopped by patrolling group

 

In what appears to be very confusing circumstances, a young man was shot dead by a motorist. It seems as if the motorist was stopped by a group of people patrolling the streets to keep the area safe, but the motorist thought that he was being attacked and opened fire.

According to the spokesperson for the Waterval police, W/O Foster Rambau, the incident happened on Saturday night at Mpheni village. The community apparently took it upon themselves to patrol the village’s streets at night. In most cases groups of men do such duties.

A 67-year-old male pensioner, Mr Edwin Mabovho, was apparently driving in the streets of Mpheni when he was stopped by a group of men who wielded pangas and other weapons. According to W/O Rambau the man was shocked when seeing the men carrying weapons and thought they were robbers. “He then opened fire and killed one of the men patrolling the area,” Rambau said. “This is an unfortunate case and we urge community members to refrain from acts of grouping themselves together and carrying weapons, saying they are fighting possible crime.”

The deceased was identified as the 23-year-old Mr Amandla Khumalo.

Mr Mabovho appeared in the Waterval Magistrate’s Court on 15 May and his case was postponed to 22 May for a bail application.

In another case, a 24-year-old man, Norman Mahlaule, was arrested for being in possession of dagga and nyaope at Elim on Saturday. He was released on Monday after paying a R500 admission-of-guilt fine.

“There are more people selling nyaope around Elim and that has become a concern among parents who do not wish their children to get exposed to these drugs,” said Rambau. “We warn all nyaope dealers to stop selling it and using it, as it is against the law.”

News - Date: 20 May 2017

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Tshifhiwa Mukwevho

Tshifhiwa Given Mukwevho was born in 1984 in Madombidzha village, not far from Louis Trichardt in the Limpopo Province. After submitting articles for roughly a year for Limpopo Mirror's youth supplement, Makoya, he started writing for the main newspaper. He is a prolific writer who published his first book, titled A Traumatic Revenge in 2011. It focusses on life on the street and how to survive amidst poverty. His second book titled The Violent Gestures of Life was published in 2014.

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